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APPLICATION nun EAR. 16, 1904.

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UNITED STATES Patented June 14, 190

PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE 1V ASHINGTON HOLT, J R., OF POPLARBLUFF, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO DAVID WV.

HILL, OF POPLARBLUFF, MISSOURI.

BOTTLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No, 762,412, dated June 14, 1904.

Application filed March 16, 1904. Serial No- 128,459. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GEORGE WVAsnINeToN HOLT, Jr., a citizen of the United States, residing at Poplarbluff, in the county of Butler and State of Missouri, have invented a new and useful Bottle, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to bottles, and has for its objects to provide a simple inexpensive device for readily :and effectually sealing the mouth of the bottle after the latter has been initially filled, and one whereby the contents of the bottle cannot be removed without breaking anddestroying said seal, thus precluding the fraudulent substitution of an inferior grade of goods for that originally contained in the bottle.

To these ends the invention comprises the novel features of construction and combination of parts more fully hereinafter described.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is an elevation of the upper portion of a bottle, illustrating the same sealed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is aview, partlyin elevation and partly in section, the section being taken on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a view, partly in elevation and partly in section, the section being taken on'the line 3 3 of Fig. 2. Fig. 1 is a detail view of the mouth of the bottle.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates a bottle, and 2 its neck, these parts being of the usual construction and material except that the external face of the latter is slightly tapered or inclined downwardly and is provided at a plane suitably remote from its upper endwith a pair of spaced readily-frangible guide stops or lugs 3and at a point substantially in vertical alinement with one of said lugs with an upwardly-opening bayonet-slot or groove 1, producing an engaging portion or shoulder 5, the mouth of the bottle after the latter has been filled being closed by the ordinary cork or stopper 6.

For sealing the bottle after the latter has been initially filled and corked I provide atubular sealing member or cap 7, provided upon its lower end with a frangible depending por-- tion or section 8, adapted in practice to be broken, as hereinafter explained, along the dotted line A, (indicated in Fig. 1,) said depending section or apron being of atransverse width to fit snugly between the guide-lugs 3 when the cap is in position, while the exterior of the cap is provided with thickened portions 9, adapted when the parts are assembled to lie directly above and register, respectively, with the lugs3 for the purpose which will be hereinafter explained.

The cap or member 7, the upper end of which is wholly and permanently closed, has fixed upon its interior in any suitable manner a spring locking member or arm 10, provided at its lower end with an engaging portion or lip 11, adapted in practice to engage with the lug or shoulder 5 for locking the cap in position upon' the neck of the bottle, the lower end of said locking member beingdownwardly and outwardly beveled or inclined, as at 12, to ride upon a similar bevel or incline 13 at the upper end of the neck 1 above the shoulder 5 for throwing the locking member automaticallyinto engagement with said shoulder.

Upon the interior of the cap adjacent to its upper end there is formed areduced socket or seat 14 for the reception of the upper end of a coiled spring 15, which carries at its lower end a rubber disk-like bearing member 16, adapted in practice to seat and bear upon the upper end of the stopper 6. At this point it is to be noted that there is a certain amount of space between the upper end of the neck and the adjacent end of the cap when in position, thereby permitting of a certain amount of downward movement or play of the cap upon the neck, and, further, that the inner face of the apron or extension 8 is beveled or inclined vertically to correspond with the inclination of the adjacent face of the neck.

In practice after initial filling and corking of the bottle the cap or member 7 is moved downward to position on the neck, proper care being exercised for the extension 8 to pass between the lugs 3, this downward movement serving first, through the action of the cam-faces 12 and 13, to spring the locking member outward and permit it to ride downward over the face of the neck until it reaches the shoulder 5, with which latter it will spring automatically into engagement, thereby locking the cap securely in place upon the neck and effectually sealing the bottle. Now when it is desired to remove the contents of the bottle a slight blow upon the upper end of the cap will force the latter downward upon the neck, thus causing the thickened portions 9 to act upon and break the lugs 3 and serving at the same time to break the extension or section 8 along the line A, due to the inner inclined face of said extension riding upon the inclined wall of the neck. The lugs and extension, which serve primarily to lock the cap against rotation, having been in this manner destroyed the cap may be turned for bringing the engaging portion 11 of the locking member into register with the vertical portion of the groove 4, thereby permitting ready removal of the cap and access being had to the cork 6, it being apparent that in this manner the seal will be broken and destroyed in opening the bottle.

From the foregoing it will be seen that I produce a simple inexpensive device which will admirably perform its functions to the attainment of the ends in view; but it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to the precise details herein set forth, inasmuch as minor changes may be made without departing fromthe spirit of the invention.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is- 1. The combination with a bottle and its neck, of a tubular sealing member adapted to be seated upon the latter and provided with a frangible extension, means for locking the member in position, said means being operable for releasing the member by rotation of the latter, and devices engaging and cooperating with the extension to lock the member against rotation.

2. The combination with a bottle and its neck, of a tubular sealing member adapted to be seated upon the latter and provided with an extension, means for locking the member in position, said means being operable for releasing the member by rotation of the latter, and a pair of frangible lugs on the neck for the reception of the extension and cooperating with the latter to lock the member against rotation.

3. The combination with a bottle and its neck, the latter having a bayonet-slot, of a sealing-cap designed to fit upon the neck, a latching member carried by the cap for engagement with the slot and releasable from the latter by rotation of the cap, an extension on the latter, and a pair of frangible stops on the neck for the reception of the extension to lock the cap against rotation.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own 1 have hereto afiixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE WASHINGTON HOLT, JR.

Witnesses:

HUGH J. MORRISON, Gno. L. SEATON. 

